Sir Peter Wall | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:General_Sir_Peter_Wall_in_No_1_uniform_(cropped).jpg) General Sir Peter Wall in 2013 | |
| Born | 10 July 1955 Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1974–2014 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 497536 |
| Commands | Chief of the General Staff (2010–14) Land Forces (2009–10) Chief Royal Engineer (2009) 1st (UK) Armoured Division (2003–05) 16 Air Assault Brigade (1999–00) 32 Engineer Regiment (1994–96) 9 Parachute Squadron RE (1990–92) |
| Battles / wars | Yugoslav Wars Iraq War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
| Spouse(s) |
Fiona Simpson (m. 1980) |
General Sir Peter Anthony Wall, GCB, CBE, DL (born 10 July 1955)[1] is a retired British Army officer who served as the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, until September 2014. Wall had previously been the Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces from August 2009 to September 2010. He succeeded General Sir David Richards as Chief of the General Staff in September 2010, the latter going on a month later to be Chief of the Defence Staff.[2]
- ^ A & C Black (November 2011). "WALL, Gen. Sir Peter (Anthony)". Who's Who 2012, online edn. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "No. 59550". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 September 2010. p. 18235.